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Plot Summary of The Wicked Day - Arthurian Saga 4
"Mordred, the incestuous bastard of Athur and his half sister, Morgause, finally makes his appearance. Mary Stewart manages to turn this most vilified character into a human character, someone who has to learn the truth about himself, his parentage, and his unsavory fate."
Shade, Resident Scholar

"Mordred, the doomed son of King Arthur tries to fight the impending death of his father. Merlin has fortold that the birth of Mordred will be the death of Arthur. Mordred is raised by fisherfolk and when he is a boy, he is brought to the house of his mother, Queen Morgause. He eventually goes to Camalot and becomes one of Arthur's most trusted advisors. "
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Review Analysis of The Wicked Day - Arthurian Saga 4
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - King Arthur
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female - An "It".
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind reading - mind control - can see into the future - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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